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Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Indië
1879
Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar
A late 19th century map of the Dutch East Indies on four sheets, detailing maritime routes around the region. There are also inset maps showing railways, rivers, roads, and telegraph systems, as well as individual islands and cities.
Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879
1879
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.
Asiatic archipelago
1876
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There are also inset maps highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore, and the sea depth around Labuan Island.
A map of a part of the Malay Peninsula belonging to Siam: copied from a map of the Siamese government in 1870
1873
Malaysia
A hand drawn map showing mountains, rivers, roads and settlements in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula belonging to Siam (Thailand). This map was copied from one made by the Siamese government in 1870.
Principal Dutch colonies in the Indian seas
1872
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia
Two maps of the Dutch East Indies, decorated with drawings of local people and animals. Dutch colonial territory and local sultanates and provinces are highlighted. The heights of Java’s mountains and settlements are displayed in an elevation view.
Kaart der residentie Riouw met onderhoorigheden, aangrenzend deel van Sumatra's Westkust en schiereiland Malakka
1871
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Riouw (Riau) Residency, Sumatra. The border between Riau and the island’s west coast is marked in red ‘as far as it is known [voor zoo verre die... bekend is]’, ending abruptly in the unexplored mountains near Lake Toba, northern Sumatra.
The Island of Ceylon / Burmah, Siam and Anam
1870
Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
This map of mainland Southeast Asia has colour-coded borders: Burmah (Myanmar) in red, Siam (Thailand) in brown, and Anam (Vietnam) in green. The British territory of Penang is also bordered in red. Independent areas are bordered in grey.
[Manuscript map of Asia and Australia]
1870
Southeast Asia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
On this hand-drawn and coloured map of Asia, the colours differentiate the colonial territories of the European powers: for example, New Guinea is divided into Dutch, British and German areas, and Borneo is split between the British and Dutch.
Ostindische Inseln
c.1870
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Southeast Asia, borders are outlined and cities underlined in different colours to show the colonial territories of the European powers. On Borneo, the names of indigenous peoples are listed (‘Dayak’s, Papua’s, Bugi’s’).
- [remove]Malaysia460
- Indonesia414
- Singapore390
- Thailand348
- Brunei339
- Cambodia332
- Vietnam332
- Myanmar326
- Laos319
- Philippines306
- East Timor287
- Southeast Asia273
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- Sumatra366
- Borneo359
- Malay Peninsula342
- Java305
- Sulawesi263
- Celebes214
- Western New Guinea196
- Siam188
- Maluku Islands187
- Malacca159
- South China Sea158
- Sunda Islands155
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- Kampong/Village33
- Military Fort32
- Residential Area23
- Church18
- Hospital16
- Cemetery/Columbarium15
- Palace13
- Police Station8
- Temple8
- Jail/Prison7
- Military Barracks7
- Missionary Building7
- Mosque6
- Public Space6
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano460
- Jungle/Wooded Area84
- Wild Animals60
- Wetlands28
- Mangrove10
- Delisle, Guillaume17
- Sanson, Nicolas17
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm16
- Ptolemy10
- Stülpnagel, Friedrich von10
- Wit, Frederik de10
- Boehm, Augustus Gottlob9
- Hase, Johann Matthias9
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- Justus Perthes36
- Homann Heirs16
- Adolf Stieler14
- Isaak Tirion13
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier13
- Edward Stanford11
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot9
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment9
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- Amsterdam92
- London78
- Gotha36
- Paris35
- Nuremberg22
- Edinburgh13
- The Hague12
- Leiden8
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